Franz Xaver Freiherr Purtscher von Eschenburg
1850
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
71,5 x 56 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
5217
Art Historical Context
In the grand tradition of 19th-century Viennese portraiture, Karl von Blaas captures the dignified likeness of Franz Xaver Freiherr Purtscher von Eschenburg in this 1850 oil on canvas painting. Measuring 71.5 x 56 cm, the work exemplifies the Biedermeier era's emphasis on realistic, introspective depictions of the Austrian nobility. Von Blaas, a prominent academic painter and professor at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, was renowned for his precise rendering of aristocratic subjects, blending classical idealism with subtle psychological depth. Painted during the mid-19th century amid the Hab...
About the Artist
Karl von Blaas · 1815–1894
Austrian, Nauders (Tyrol) 1815–1894 Vienna